Rhode Island
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| Bill | Title | Status | Session |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 8077 | AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- AUTOMATED LICENSE PLATE READERS | introduced | 2026 |
| HB 8102 | AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- CAPACITY TO HOLD REAL ESTATE | introduced | 2026 |
| HB 8129 | AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- FEDERAL AID | introduced | 2026 |
| HB 8324 | AN ACT RELATING TO UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE -- SECURED TRANSACTIONS | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 8334 | AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- RHODE ISLAND VOTING RIGHTS ACT | introduced | 2026 |
| HB 7947 | AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- PRESCRIPTION DRUG BENEFITS | introduced | 2026 |
| HB 7443 | AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- OPTIONAL RETIREMENT FOR MEMBERS OF POLICE FORCE AND FIREFIGHTERS (Authorizes an annual two and one-half percent (2.5%) escalation for all active and retired police and firefighter's retirement pension allowance, compounded each year on January 1 following the year of retirement and continuing yearly, on that date.) | introduced | 2026 |
| HB 7444 | AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- OPTIONAL RETIREMENT FOR MEMBERS OF POLICE FORCE AND FIREFIGHTERS | introduced | 2026 |
| HB 7979 | AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- MAIL BALLOTS | introduced | 2026 |
| HR 7483 | HOUSE RESOLUTION EXTENDING THE REPORTING AND EXPIRATION DATES OF THE SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY AND PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF AN ANTI-LITTERING EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR RHODE ISLAND PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS | introduced | 2026 |
| HB 7495 | AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- SAFEGUARDING ELECTION CANDIDATES USING REASONABLE EXPENDITURES ACT | introduced | 2026 |
| HB 7788 | AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- PRIMARIES FOR ELECTION OF DELEGATES TO NATIONAL CONVENTIONS AND FOR PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE | introduced | 2026 |
| HB 7884 | AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- FEDERAL BACKSTOP LANGUAGE | in_committee | 2026 |
| HR 8319 | HOUSE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING MARCH 20, 2026, TO BE "ALZHEIMER'S AWARENESS DAY"" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND" | passed_lower | 2026 |
| HB 7928 | AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- ASSISTED LIVING RESIDENCE LICENSING ACT | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7936 | AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- PUBLIC HEALTH DATA PRIVACY AND PROTECTION ACT | in_committee | 2026 |
| HR 7951 | HOUSE RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY WOMENâS REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH ACROSS THE LIFE COURSE | in_committee | 2026 |
| HR 7453 | JOINT RESOLUTION TO APPROVE, PUBLISH AND SUBMIT TO THE ELECTORS A PROPOSITION OF AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION -- RIGHT TO AN ADEQUATE EDUCATION | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7490 | AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- MINIMUM WAGES--OVERTIME (Requires small employers with one to fifty (1-50) employees and large employers with fifty (50) or more employees to pay overtime wages to exempt workers if their salary exceeds varying multipliers of minimum wage for a forty (40) hour workweek.) | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7758 | AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- BED BUGS IN RESIDENTIAL PREMISES ACT | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7765 | AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7766 | AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT (Removes the five (5) year waiting period for filing a motion to seal an eviction court file. It also deletes the numerical limitation on filing seal requests.) | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7769 | AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- MINIMUM WAGES (Sets the minimum wage for 2027 at twenty dollars ($20) per hour.) | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7770 | AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- MINIMUM WAGES (Increases the minimum hourly wage commencing January 1, 2029, by an amount equal to the total percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the Northeast Region for the calendar year 2027.) | in_committee | 2026 |
| HR 8303 | HOUSE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING MARCH OF 2026, TO BE "BRAIN INJURY AWARENESS MONTH"" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND" | passed_lower | 2026 |
| HB 7614 | AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- CERTIFICATION OF TEACHERS | in_committee | 2026 |
| HR 8306 | HOUSE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING MARCH OF 2026 TO BE "MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS AWARENESS MONTH"" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND" | passed_lower | 2026 |
| HB 7909 | AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- RHODE ISLAND LITERACY AND DROPOUT PREVENTION ACT | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7658 | AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- HOUSING MAINTENANCE AND OCCUPANCY CODE -- NOTICE OF VIOLATIONS | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7229 | AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES (Creates a special license plate for the charity Real Access Motivates Progress, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit.) | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 8038 | AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- ORDINANCES | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7129 | AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT | introduced | 2026 |
| HB 7373 | AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7653 | AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PREVENTION ACT | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7919 | AN ACT RELATING TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE, DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AND HOSPITALS -- MENTAL HEALTH LAW | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7939 | AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES (Raises the age of eligibility for mobile response and stabilization services from eighteen (18) to twenty-one (21) and establishes a minimum rate for commercial health insurance reimbursement for such services.) | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7518 | AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- THE RHODE ISLAND KRATOM ACT | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7535 | AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- COMPASSIONATE ACCESS TO MEDICAL CANNABIS ACT | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7547 | AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- CRIMINAL INJURIES COMPENSATION | in_committee | 2026 |
| HR 8266 | HOUSE RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY EXPANDING PATHWAYS INTO THE TEACHING PROFESSION | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 8270 | AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- THE EDUCATION EQUITY AND PROPERTY TAX RELIEF ACT (Revises the calculation for the student success factor in the education-aid formula by adding an additional multiplier for twenty-five percent (25%) for each resident child who is identified as a multilingual learner.) | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7091 | AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- GENERAL PROVISIONS (Allows citizens of a city or town who are at least sixteen (16) years of age to register to vote and to vote in school committee elections in municipalities where school committees are elected entities.) | in_committee | 2026 |
| HR 8131 | JOINT RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL JOINT LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY RHODE ISLAND'S METHOD OF FUNDING CHARTER SCHOOLS | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7906 | AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- ESTABLISHMENT OF CHARTER PUBLIC SCHOOLS | introduced | 2026 |
| HB 7415 | AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- ESTABLISHMENT OF CHARTER PUBLIC SCHOOLS | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7417 | AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- THE SAVE RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL LIBRARIES ACT | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7730 | AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- STUDENT CULTURAL EXCHANGE PROGRAM | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7233 | AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- REGISTRATION OF VOTERS | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7440 | AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- EMPLOYMENT SECURITY -- BENEFITS | in_committee | 2026 |
| HR 8121 | JOINT RESOLUTION CREATING THE IMMIGRANT IMPACT TASK FORCE | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 8140 | AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- LIMITATIONS ON IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT COOPERATION | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7198 | AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- GENERAL PROVISIONS | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7629 | AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7934 | AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- PHARMACIES (Includes routine, scheduled or recommended immunizations to individuals between the ages of three (3) and eighteen (18) years, under the consent and reporting provisions required for pharmacy administered immunizations.) | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 8220 | AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- HOMELESSNESS EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM | in_committee | 2026 |
| HR 8224 | HOUSE RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING MARCH 8, 2026, AS "INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY"" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND" | passed_lower | 2026 |
| HB 7528 | AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF TEACHERS GENERALLY | introduced | 2026 |
| HB 7789 | AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL CODE PROVISIONS | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7536 | AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7544 | AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS -- STATE PURCHASES | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7631 | AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- MEDICARE ENROLLMENT | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7838 | AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- DENTISTS AND DENTAL HYGIENISTS | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7858 | AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES (Requires that any private short-term disability insurance (STDI) carrier that bids to provide coverage to Rhode Island state employees must cover all eligible employees, regardless of age.) | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 8124 | AN ACT RELATING TO MILITARY AFFAIRS AND DEFENSE -- RHODE ISLAND VETERANS HOME STAFFING SUPPORT ACT OF 2026 | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 8137 | AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- RHODE ISLAND PROTECT OUR HEALTHCARE ACT OF 2026 | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 8155 | AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- CRIMINAL INJURIES COMPENSATION | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 8156 | AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PREVENTION ACT | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 8170 | AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- TEACHERS' RETIREMENT (Restore the rights of school administrators and staff members, who have retired to exceed the ninety-day (90) cap on post-retirement employment and work up to one hundred eighty (180) days during a school year.) | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 8174 | AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- MEDICAL ASSISTANCE | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 8175 | AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- MEDICAL ASSISTANCE | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7920 | AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- FUNERAL DIRECTOR/EMBALMER AND FUNERAL SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 8176 | AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- THE RHODE ISLAND WORKS PROGRAM | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7921 | AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- PHARMACISTS TEST-AND-TREAT AUTHORITY ACT | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 8193 | AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- REAL ESTATE CONVEYANCE TAX | in_committee | 2026 |
| HR 8211 | JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $10,000,000 TO THE RHODE ISLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER INITIATIVE | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7958 | AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- FAIR EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7963 | AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- ELECTRICIANS | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7964 | AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- THE RHODE ISLAND OPPORTUNITY FOR EMPLOYEE OWNERSHIP ACT | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7970 | AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- MECHANICAL TRADES | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 8067 | AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 8068 | AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS (Specifies that it is unlawful for any person under the age of eighteen (18) to possess a firearm.) | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 8069 | AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 8071 | AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 8075 | AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- LIABILITY INSURANCE | in_committee | 2026 |
| HR 7827 | HOUSE RESOLUTION COMMEMORATING THE 182ND ANNIVERSARY OF DOMINICAN REPUBLIC INDEPENDENCE ON FEBRUARY 27, 2026 | passed_lower | 2026 |
| HB 7799 | AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- LICENSING AND MONITORING OF CHILD DAYCARE PROVIDERS (Amends the law so that child daycare providers would be required to renew their licenses every two (2) years, instead of the current yearly renewal requirement.) | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7807 | AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- SALES AND USE TAXES -- LIABILITY AND COMPUTATION | in_committee | 2026 |
| HR 7811 | JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $500,000 TO ONWARD WE LEARN IN SUPPORT OF RHODE ISLAND GEAR UP | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7652 | AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- SENTENCE AND EXECUTION | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7683 | AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- TEACHERS' RETIREMENT | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7688 | AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- RHODE ISLAND CHILD CARE FOR ALL ACT | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7695 | AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- RHODE ISLAND COMMERCE CORPORATION | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7578 | AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- MOTOR VEHICLES OWNED BY A GOVERNMENTAL BODY | in_committee | 2026 |
| HR 7601 | HOUSE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING FEBRUARY 7TH THROUGH THE 14TH OF 2026, TO BE "CONGENITAL HEART DEFECT AWARENESS WEEK"" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND" | passed_lower | 2026 |
| HB 7347 | AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES (Limits prior authorization requirements for rehabilitative and habilitative services. Also prohibits prior authorization for the first twelve (12) visits of a new episode of care and for ninety (90) days following a chronic pain diagnosis.) | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7582 | AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- HEALTH AND SAFETY OF PUPILS | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7586 | AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH SERVICES FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7594 | AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PERSONAL INCOME TAX (Raises the earned-income tax credit to thirty percent (30%) for the tax years 2027 and beyond.) | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7333 | AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- BROADBAND DEPLOYMENT AND INVESTMENT ACT -- RHODE ISLAND BROADBAND OVERSIGHT AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 2026 | in_committee | 2026 |
| HR 7471 | HOUSE RESOLUTION COMMEMORATING "NATIONAL SCHOOL COUNSELING WEEK"" FROM FEBRUARY 2ND THROUGH FEBRUARY 6TH | passed_lower | 2026 |
| HB 7276 | AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7441 | AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- MINIMUM WAGES (Effective January 1, 2028, Increases the hourly minimum wage in accordance with the Consumer Price Index for the Northeast Region for the previous four (4) fiscal years.) | introduced | 2026 |
| HB 7455 | AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- THE EDUCATION EQUITY AND PROPERTY TAX RELIEF ACT | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7456 | AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- THE EDUCATION EQUITY AND PROPERTY TAX RELIEF ACT (Mandates public schools (K-12) have one full-time certified social worker for every 250 students and allocates $2 million in the Fiscal Year 2025 budget for school districts and municipalities to hire additional social workers.) | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7457 | AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- STUDENT LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7110 | AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- THE PERSONAL HYGIENE PRODUCT SAFETY AND TOXIC METAL REMOVAL ACT OF 2026 | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7304 | AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- OPEN MEETINGS (Allows a pregnant member or member that has given birth in the past six (6) months to appear remotely and permits any member that participates in a meeting remotely to vote at that meeting, provided that the meeting is held in person.) | in_committee | 2026 |
| HR 7263 | HOUSE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING JANUARY 23, 2026, TO BE "MATERNAL HEALTH AWARENESS DAY"" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND" | passed_lower | 2026 |
| HB 7073 | AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- PROHIBITED RELEASE OF BALLOONS | introduced | 2026 |
| HB 7160 | AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- TEACHERS' RETIREMENT (Allows teachers, state and municipal employees to retire when they have at least twenty-eight (28) years of active service and their retirement age, when combined with the number of their years of service reaches, the number eighty-five (85).) | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7163 | AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- FOUNDATION LEVEL SCHOOL SUPPORT | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7096 | AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGISTRATION FEES | in_committee | 2026 |
| HR 7014 | HOUSE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF THE HONORABLE JOSEPH A. CAPINERI | passed_lower | 2026 |